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Teen Charged with Breaking In and Setting Fire to FWB Home

An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy who found a teenager standing outside a burning home at 3 Eglin Street around 11:30 last night said the teen told him he had called 9-1-1 and that he had a friend still inside. As the deputy tried to get in the front door to check,...

Louisiana Visitor Faces Two Counts Aggravated Child Abuse

A Louisiana man is charged with two counts of aggravated child abuse after he attacked two juvenile girls at an Okaloosa Island condominium complex Sunday. 35-year old Kendrick Cordell Boxie of Sunset Louisiana was taken into custody after deputies responded to a call...

Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest for Trafficking in Meth

A Crestview man pulled over for driving 75 miles an hour in a 55 mile an hour zone in Baker ended up with more than a traffic ticket. 37-year old Michael Anthony Chessher of Tilley Road is charged with driving with a suspended license (habitual offender) and...

Look Before You Lock Static Public Safety Display

OCSO Judicial Services today put up a weeklong static display at the Okaloosa Courthouse Annex Extension (1940 Lewis Turner Blvd). The Static Display is designed to bring public awareness to the dangers of leaving children and pets in hot cars. Temperatures can climb...

OCSO K9 Teams Help Track Teen Escapees

Two teens who escaped from the Okaloosa Youth Academy Tuesday night were tracked down several hours later north of the facility. 14-year old Kurtis Lee Canning and 15-year old Joseph Timothy Enfinger, both of Santa Rosa County, are now charged with escape from a...